One of Scarling.'s many definitions is the smallest mark left on your heart - yet after hearing Scarling. the band, you'll agree their sound is anything but small. With the release of 2004's critically acclaimed "Sweet Heart Dealer" (Produced by Chris Vrenna), an album that ultimately led them to a Short List Award Nomination, Scarling. has been capturing the hearts of their steadily growing cult fanbase, with their knack of redefining noise and chaos within the context of pop songs and expanding the ventricles of gloomsters and fey indie rockers alike. In 2004, Robert Smith handpicked Scarling. as one of the seven acts to tour with his Curiosa Festival, along with Interpol and Mogwai. When asked about how she felt being able to play with one of her long time favorites, Jessicka simply replied: "The Cure has always been one of the only bands I found worthy of surrendering everything in exchange for nothing. They have yet to break my heart."
Although The Cure's influence is evident, it's the collision of their collective diverse influences as well as the ability to properly utilize feedback and noise that gives Scarling. their signature sound. A sound created roughly six years ago in Los Angeles, when noise theorist Christian Hejnal and surname-free singer Jessicka bonded over an unbridled hatred of the legion of clinging parasites and soulless zombies choking the life out of music. After a series of 7" singles on Sympathy, Scarling. announced in early 2005 that their second album "So Long, Scarecrow" would appear later that year; it was preceded by the single "We Are the Music Makers", and was released on October 23, 2005.
The critical reception for Scarecrow was generally strong: Alternative Press gave the album a [5/5] rating and described Hejnal as a "guitar physicist who holds court over these atmospheric rockers’ second album, approximating everything from space-station climates to sperm whales rollin’ on E, all the while delivering solid songs."
The Independent noted “Scarling. work up a wonderfully hazy guitar swirl, reminiscent of post-My Bloody Valentine noise-pop from the Britain of the early nineties.”
And Bust (magazine) described the album as "the musical equivalent of an Edward Gorey illustration: ominous and shadowy, but not without a certain sense of morbid joy. Sly lyrics and sarcastic insights pepper Scarecrow’s dystopian soundscape."
SLS's first single "City Noise/Staring To The Sun" was released on 6-6-06 and is featured on the compilation "Alright, This Time Just the Girls Vol. 2" and in the documentary The Treasures Of Long Gone John. Scarling.'s music has been featured on Showtime's The L Word television series, and an episode of the medical drama Grey's Anatomy is entitled Band Aid Covers The Bullet Hole. In 2006 Scarling. continue to tour in the US and Europe and are expected to begin working on their third full length album in 2008.
On February 2, 2021, Jessicka announced on Twitter that she was no longer a part of the music industry, stating that she was now "finding other ways to release my negative emotions while trying to be kinder to myself."
The Last Day I Was Happy
Scarling. Lyrics
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With a cement sky
I want to rip her head off
And I don't know why
I want to think of nothing
Think I'll drink the sea
I want to feel him crawl all over me
I want to be in your head while you're at a bar
I want to hang your windows when you've gone to the sea
I want to feel him crawl all over me
I just want to lie
I just want to lie here
Just want to lie here
Just want to lie here next to you
I just want to lie here
Just let me die here
Just let me die
I just want to lie
I just want to lie here
Just want to lie here
Just let me die here next to you
I just want to lie here
Just want to lie here
Just want to lie
I want to do you favors
Want to span time
I want to feel your heart race in mine
I want to rip you open while you're laughing at me
It'd be the last day I was happy
I just want to lie here
Just want to lie here
Just want to lie here next to you
I just want to lie here
Just let me die here
Just let me die
I just want to lie
I just want to lie here
Just want to lie here
Just let me die here next to you
I just want to lie here
Just want to lie here
Just want to lie
The song "The Last Day I Was Happy" by Scarling. is a dark and melancholic representation of someone wanting to escape reality and find solace in their own mind. The lyrics portray the persona's longing to detach from their surroundings and immerse themselves in a world of their own choosing. The opening verse, "I'm in a perfume heaven, with a cement sky," juxtaposes the beauty of perfume with the ominous nature of a cement sky, highlighting the duality of life. The persona then talks about wanting to rip someone's head off without reason, suggesting a desire for control and power over others. They express wanting to escape their mundane life by drinking the sea, a metaphor for something impossible, highlighting their desperate desire for a change of scenery.
The persona also mentions wanting to be inside someone's head while they're at a bar, suggesting a longing for intimacy and the ability to understand someone else on a deeper level. The desire to feel someone crawl all over them could be interpreted as a desire to be desired and wanted, or even just a longing for physical touch. The second half of the song talks about the persona's desire to stay in bed and just lie next to someone, eventually wanting to die with them. This could be seen as a romantic gesture or a result of the persona's disillusionment with life and their desire for an escape.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm in a perfume heaven
I'm surrounded by an overwhelming fragrance.
With a cement sky
The sky is grey and uninviting.
I want to rip her head off
I have an unexplainable desire to hurt someone.
And I don't know why
I can't understand this feeling.
I want to think of nothing
I want to escape my thoughts and emotions.
Think I'll drink the sea
I want to do something so absurd that it distracts me from reality.
I want to feel him crawl all over me
I have a strong sexual desire for someone.
I want to drive to Vegas in your Nazi car
I'm willing to partake in something controversial to express myself.
I want to be in your head while you're at a bar
I want to occupy someone's thoughts and influence their actions.
I want to hang your windows when you've gone to the sea
I want to invade someone's space and act on my impulse.
I just want to lie here
Just want to lie here
Just want to lie here next to you
I just want to lie here
Just let me die here
Just let me die
I just want to lie
I just want to lie here
Just want to lie here
Just let me die here next to you
I just want to lie here
Just want to lie here
Just want to lie
I just want to be with someone and feel numb to everything else; even if it means dying in their embrace.
I want to do you favors
I want to please someone, even if it goes against my own desires.
Want to span time
I want to make memories that last forever.
I want to feel your heart race in mine
I crave intense emotions and experiences.
I want to rip you open while you're laughing at me
I have conflicting feelings towards someone and want to hurt them while also craving their approval.
It'd be the last day I was happy
I know that giving into these impulses will ultimately result in my own downfall.
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